Texas got bigger.
And eventually better.
With the SEC beckoning entering his fourth year, Steve Sarkisian’s vision was the right one. Still, the leader of Texas football understands that the Longhorns are far from a finished product.
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To mistake a 12-2 finish and a Big 12 championship for permanent residence in the College Football Playoff — even with the new 12-team format — would be a massive miscalculation because the expectations moving forward are higher than ever.
Shoot, the expectations were Everest high even when the Horns were no longer a national player after Mack Brown’s regime fell apart. There’s no such thing as permanence in college football, especially with the way the traditional recruiting model has changed.
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“Complacency is the devil, man,” Sarkisian said Wednesday at his national signing day press conference. “I can’t have anybody thinking we have arrived.”
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian prepares to lead the Longhorns onto the field at McLane Stadium ahead of their Sept. 23 game against Baylor. Sarkisian signed the country’s No. 6 recruiting class as Texas prepares to join the SEC this year.
If anything, they’re about to arrive in the toughest conference in America. Sure, the Big Ten’s Michigan Wolverines captured the national championship last season, but the SEC has won 13 over the past 18 years.
Building Texas in the right way
To his credit, Sarkisian came in here with a plan constructed over his time with Nick Saban, who won with size on both lines, terrific running backs and quarterbacks who were good enough to throw it around when needed. Sark survived a disastrous debut season, and the construction of what we see now was one of…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-02-09 12:04:00
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